Application Deadline: November 26th 2019 The GET.invest Finance Catalyst links renewable energy projects to finance opportunities and vice versa, targeting small- and medium-scale renewable energy (RE) projects, currently in sub-Saharan Africa. …
Call for Applications
ISHR Human Rights Defenders Advocacy Program 2020 for Human Rights Defenders – Geneva, Switzerland (Scholarships available to Attend)
Application Deadline: December 1st 2019 ISHR is calling for applications for its flagship Human Rights Defender Advocacy Programme in 2020 – the extensive training programme for human rights defenders. So if …
The Centre for Strategic Litigation East Africa Emerging Advocates Training Programme 2019 (Fully Funded to Arusha,Tanzania)
Application Deadline: December 5th 2019 The East Africa Emerging Advocates Training Programme is a 6 month (26 weeks) programme hosted by The Centre for Strategic Litigation in Zanzibar. The programme …
Thomson Reuters/Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Generation Africa 2020 for young African Changemakers (Fully Funded to Johannesburg, South Africa)
Application Deadline: Ongoing It’s often the people behind the stories that hold the power to help change the world for the better. TR Foundation is looking for 12 young Africans …
2020 National Geographic Society/Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation
Application Deadline: Friday, January 10, 2020. Nominations for the 2020 National Geographic Buffett Awards for Leadership in Africa and Latin America are now open. The National Geographic/Buffett Awards for Leadership …
Application Deadline: 31 December 2019 Reuters announced the third edition of the Reuters Photojournalism Grants program, renamed the Yannis Behrakis Photojournalism Grants, at the Visa pour l’Image international festival of photojournalism, …
Application Deadline: November 22, 2019 The Debut in Research: Young Talents from Africa Prize constitutes one of the six sections of the Eni Award, composed by the Energy Transition, Energy …
Swedish Institute (SI) Leader Lab 2020 for civil society leaders in the MENA region (Funded to Sweden)
Application Deadline: 4th December 2019 Are you a civil society leader in South Asia or the MENA region? Are you working for a more gender equal world? SI Leader Lab …
Africa-UK: Female Tech Founders 2020 Programme for women entrepreneurs (Fully Funded to United Kingdom)
Application Deadline: 21 November 2019 at 5pm (GMT) Are you a rising female entrepreneur based in Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa using tech to solve a local development challenge? The …
Young Enterprise Initiative South Africa (YEI South Africa) Programme 2020 for South African start-ups (Fully Funded to France)
Application Deadline: November 22nd 2019 The French Embassy and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) are implementing the Young Enterprise Initiative South Africa (YEI SA), focused on providing South African start-up …
U.S. Department of State Global Undergraduate Exchange Program 2020/2021 (Global UGRAD) for Study in the United States (Fully Funded)
Application Deadline: December 31st, 2019. The Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) brings future leaders to the U.S. to experience the U.S. educational system, share their culture, and explore U.S. …
Energy Access Booster 2020 Call for entrepreneurs in the field of energy access in Africa ( $ 50,000 prize)
Application Deadline: December 13th, 2019. Access to reliable, affordable and clean energy is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Reaching this goal means providing electricity to 1.0 billion …
TRACE Prize 2020 for Investigative Reporting – Uncovering Commercial Bribery (win cash prize of $10,000 USD)
Application Deadline: January 31st 2020 The TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting recognizes journalism that uncovers business-related bribery and financial crime with the goal of increasing commercial transparency and good governance. We …
Application Deadline: February 1st 2020 The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists were established in 1981 to recognize outstanding reporting and bolster the careers of journalists under the age of 35. …
ConnectHer Girls Impact the World Film Festival 2020 Competition ( $USD 25,000 in Prizes)
Application Deadline: January 20, 2020 The Girls Impact the World Film Festival is an annual event that focuses on issues facing women and girls around the world. High school and undergraduate …
Call for Proposals: ARCHIPELAGO: EU Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa 2020 ( EUR 500,000 in grant)
Application Deadline: 06th of February 2020 at 11:00 pm (Brussels date and time) Funding from the European Union (EUTF for Africa) will be used to support partnership projects that provide vocational …
Application Deadline: 15 February 2020 UNESCO invites the governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international and regional professional non-governmental organizations, active in the …
Music Omi International Music Residency Program 2020 for Musicians, Composers & Performers.
Application Deadline: January 2, 2020 Art Omi: Music invites twelve to fifteen musicians and composers from around the globe to come together for two and a half weeks each summer …
Application Deadline: November 25, 2019 Global Fund for Women is a global feminist fund that envisions a world where every woman and girl is strong safe, powerful, and heard. No exceptions. We are a global champion …
2020 Lucas Dolega Award for Freelance Photographers (10,000 Euros, an exhibition in Paris, and a publication in the Reporters without borders album)
Application Deadline: November 24th 2019. The Lucas Dolega Award is open to all freelance professional photographers, without age or country restrictions. The participation is free. Participants will have to present …
World Bank Group SDGs&Her Competition 2020 for Women Entrepreneurs (Funded to the 2020 World Bank Group-IMF Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. USA)
Application Deadline: January 10th 2020 In 2015, all 193 United Nations member countries signed on to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to « create the future we want in 2030. » SDGs&Her is …
Application Deadline: 26th November 2019. The 2nd edition of this program has an endowment of 500.000€. Projects may apply for values between € 25,000 and € 100,000. The Fund will …
Application Deadline: November 30th 2019 Vodacom Digital Accelerator Program will support early- stage and growth-stage technology startups with disruptive products & services that have potential to be brought into the …
Application Deadline: 6PM Dubai time on 1 January 2020. Alserkal Residency is a platform for artistic and discursive exchange, seeking to support cultural practitioners as they realise projects pertinent to their respective practices. The programme …
2020 ICFJ/ONE Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling for up-and-coming journalist in Africa (US$5,000 cash prize & two-week internship at the headquarters of The Economist in London)
Application Deadline:Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. EST. The Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling, a collaboration between the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), the ONE Campaign, and the …
McKinsey & Company Next Generation Women Leaders Program 2020 for young Professionals (Scholarship of 2,000 Euros )
Application Deadline: November 11, 2019. The Next Generation Women Leaders award is a scholarship designed to recognize talent and support students who would like to maximize their own potential. The …
Ashden International Awards 2020 for Green Entrepreneurs from Developing Nations (£20,000 Prize)
Application Deadline: 11 December 2019 at 11.59pm GMT. The application process for the 2020 Ashden Awards is now open In June 2020, six winners from around the world will receive …
2020 Hult Prize Challenge for high-impact Entrepreneurs (Grand Prize of USD1Million)
Application Deadline: December 23rd 2019 The Hult Prize Foundation transforms how young people envision their own possibilities as leaders of change in the world around them. With a US$1,000,000 global …
